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trenchant

  • 1 решительная политика

    trenchant policy имя существительное:

    Русско-английский синонимический словарь > решительная политика

  • 2 решительная политика

    Русско-английский словарь по общей лексике > решительная политика

  • 3 bitende

    trenchant, poignant

    Norwegian-English ordbok > bitende

  • 4 четкий аргумент

    Banks. Exchanges. Accounting. (Russian-English) > четкий аргумент

  • 5 pointiert

    trenchant [view, speech]

    Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > pointiert

  • 6 остър

    1. sharp, keen
    (заострен) pointed, sharp
    остър завой a sharp bend/turn
    много остър завой a hairpin bend
    остър молив a sharp/a sharply-pointed pencil
    остър нос pointed nose
    остър ъгъл an acute angle
    остри черти (на лицето) strongly marked features
    с остри черти sharp-featured, sharp-faced
    остра коса coarse/stiff/wiry hair
    остра брада a stiff beard
    остър плат coarse cloth
    3. (за вятър, време, болка. миризма) sharp; acute; biting
    остър вятър a sharp/keen/biting/nippy/nipping/brisk/searching wind
    остър климат a severe/inclement climate
    остър студ a biting cold
    остра болка a sharp/an acute/a keen/a severe/an exquisite/мед. a lancinating pain
    остър апендисит acute appendicitis
    остър вкус/остра миризма a sharp/pungent taste/smell, tang
    4. (силно развит, проницателен) keen; acute, sharp
    остър слух a sharp/an acute ear
    с остър слух sharp-eared
    остро зрение keen/acute eyesight
    остър ум a keen/a penetrating/an acute/a perspicacious mind, sharp wits/intelligence
    с остър ум sharp-witted
    5. (рязък, рязко проявен) sharp; acute
    (язвителен) sarcastic, caustic, biting
    (рязък, груб) harsh
    остър език a sharp/biting tongue
    с остър език sharp-tongued
    остър тон a sharp/cutting/biting/scathing/trenchant tone
    остра забележка sharp/biting/caustic remark
    остро пего a sharp pen
    остри думи hard/biting words
    остра сатира biting/trenchant satire
    остра критика a sharp/scathing criticism
    остър недостиг an acute shortage
    остра нужда a sharply-felt/pressing need
    остра криза an acute crisis
    * * *
    о̀стър,
    прил., -ра, -ро, -ри 1. sharp, keen; ( заострен) pointed, sharp; много \остърър завой hairpin bend; \остърри черти (на лицето) strongly marked features; \остърър молив sharp/sharply-pointed pencil; \остърър ъгъл acute angle; с \остърри черти sharp-featured, sharp-faced;
    2. ( твърд на пипане) coarse; \остърра коса coarse/stiff/wiry hair;
    3. (за вятър, време, болка, миризма) sharp; acute; bitting; в \остърра форма in acute form; \остърра болка sharp/acute/keen/severe/exquisite/мед. lancinating pain; ( стомашна) griping pain; \остърър апандисит acute appendicitis; \остърър вкус/остра миризма sharp/pungent taste/smell, tang; \остърър вятър sharp/keen/biting/nippy/nipping/brisk/searching wind; \остърър климат severe/inclement climate; \остърър студ biting cold;
    4. ( силно развит, проницателен) keen; acute, sharp; \остърър ум keen/penetrating/acute/perspicacious mind, sharp wits/intelligence; с \остърър слух sharp-eared; с \остърър ум sharp-witted;
    5. ( рязък, рязко проявен) sharp; acute; ( язвителен) sarcastic, caustic, biting; gingery; ( рязък, груб) harsh; \остърра забележка gingery/biting/caustic remark; \остърра критика sharp/scathing criticism; \остърра нужда sharply-felt/pressing need; \остърра сатира biting/trenchant satire; \остърър недостиг acute shortage; \остърър тон sharp/cutting/biting/scathing/trenchant tone.
    * * *
    sharp: I need a остър knife. - Трябва ми остър нож., остър curve - остър завой; metallic (за глас); acute (прен.); cultrate; cutting{`kXtiN}; edged; fine; fulgurating (за болка); incisive (за ум); keen (проницателен); nice; nipping; penetrative{`penitreitiv}; perspicacious; pithy{`piTi}; poignant (за ум); quick{kwik}; subtle (за ум)
    * * *
    1. (заострен) pointed, sharp 2. (рязък, груб) harsh 3. (рязък, рязко проявен) sharp;acute 4. (силно развит, проницателен) keen;acute, sharp 5. (твърд на пипане) coarse 6. (язвителен) sarcastic, caustic, biting 7. 3, (за вятър, време, болка. миризма) sharp;acute;biting 8. sharp, keen 9. ОСТЪР апендисит acute appendicitis 10. ОСТЪР вкус/остра миризма a sharp/pungent taste/ smell, tang 11. ОСТЪР вятър а sharp/keen/biting/nippy/nipping/brisk/ searching wind 12. ОСТЪР език a sharp/biting tongue 13. ОСТЪР завой a sharp bend/turn 14. ОСТЪР климат a severe/inclement climate 15. ОСТЪР молив a sharp/a sharply-pointed pencil 16. ОСТЪР недостиг an acute shortage 17. ОСТЪР нос pointed nose 18. ОСТЪР плат coarse cloth 19. ОСТЪР слух a sharp/an acute ear 20. ОСТЪР студ a biting cold 21. ОСТЪР тон a sharp/ cutting/biting/scathing/trenchant tone 22. ОСТЪР ум a keen/a penetrating/an acute/a perspicacious mind, sharp wits/intelligence 23. ОСТЪР ъгъл an acute angle 24. в остра форма in acute form 25. много ОСТЪР завой a hairpin bend 26. остра болка а sharp/an acute/a keen/a severe/an exquisite/ мед. a lancinating pain 27. остра брада a stiff beard 28. остра забележка sharp/biting/caustic remark 29. остра коса coarse/stiff/ wiry hair 30. остра криза an acute crisis 31. остра критика a sharp/scathing criticism 32. остра нужда a sharply-felt/pressing need 33. остра сатира biting/trenchant satire 34. остри думи hard/ biting words 35. остри черти (на лицето) strongly marked features 36. остро зрение keen/acute eyesight 37. остро пего a sharp pen 38. с ОСТЪР език sharp-tongued 39. с ОСТЪР слух sharp-eared 40. с ОСТЪР ум sharp-witted 41. с остри черти sharp-featured, sharp-faced

    Български-английски речник > остър

  • 7 messerscharf

    I Adj. razor-sharp; fig. (scharfsinnig) auch incisive; Kritik: trenchant; messerscharfer Verstand fig. razor-sharp intellect; sie hat einen messerscharfen Verstand auch her mind is razor-sharp
    II Adv. iro.: das war messerscharf geschlossen! that was good thinking
    * * *
    mẹs|ser|schạrf
    1. adj (lit, fig)
    razor-sharp; Folgerung clear-cut
    2. adv
    argumentieren shrewdly

    messerscharf schließen (iro) — to conclude shrewdly (iro)

    * * *
    mes·ser·scharf
    [ˈmɛsɐˈʃarf]
    I. adj razor-sharp a. fig
    II. adv very astutely
    * * *
    1.
    Adjektiv razor-sharp; (fig.) trenchant < criticism>; incisive < logic>; razor-sharp <wit, intellect>
    2.
    adverbial (fig. ugs.) < think> with penetrating insight; < argue> incisively
    * * *
    A. adj razor-sharp; fig (scharfsinnig) auch incisive; Kritik: trenchant;
    messerscharfer Verstand fig razor-sharp intellect;
    B. adv iron:
    das war messerscharf geschlossen! that was good thinking
    * * *
    1.
    Adjektiv razor-sharp; (fig.) trenchant < criticism>; incisive < logic>; razor-sharp <wit, intellect>
    2.
    adverbial (fig. ugs.) < think> with penetrating insight; < argue> incisively
    * * *
    adj.
    razor sharp adj.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > messerscharf

  • 8 agudo

    adj.
    1 sharp, smart, keen, astute.
    2 intense, severe, fierce, excruciating.
    3 high-pitched, sharp, shrill, piping.
    4 acute, clever, keen, insightful.
    5 witty, clever.
    6 pointed, acute, sharp-edged.
    7 acute.
    8 oxytone, accented in the last syllable, oxytonic, with a stronger phonetic accent on last syllable.
    Acordeón es una palabra aguda "Acordeon" is accented in the last syllable...
    m.
    high-pitch note, treble.
    * * *
    1 (afilado) sharp
    2 (dolor) acute
    4 figurado (sentido) sharp, keen
    5 (voz) high-pitched
    6 (sonido) treble, high
    7 LINGÚÍSTICA (palabra) oxytone; (acento) acute
    * * *
    (f. - aguda)
    adj.
    1) sharp, acute
    2) high, high-pitched
    3) clever, witty
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=afilado) [filo] sharp; [instrumento] sharp, pointed
    2) (=intenso) [enfermedad, dolor] acute; [acento] acute
    3) [ángulo] acute
    4) (=incisivo) [mente, sentido] sharp, keen; [ingenio] ready, lively; [crítica] penetrating; [observación] smart, clever; [pregunta] acute, searching
    5) (=gracioso) witty
    6) (Mús) [nota] high, high-pitched; [voz, sonido] piercing
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    1)
    a) <filo/punta> sharp
    b) < ángulo> acute
    2)
    a) <voz/sonido> high-pitched; < nota> high
    b) < dolor> ( duradero) intense, acute; ( momentáneo) sharp
    c) < crisis> severe
    d) <aumento/descenso> sharp
    3)
    a) ( perspicaz) < persona> quick-witted, sharp; < comentario> shrewd
    b) ( gracioso) <comentario/persona> witty
    c) <sentido/instinto> sharp
    4) < palabra> stressed on the last syllable; < acento> acute
    * * *
    = keen [keener -comp., keenest -sup.], sharp [sharper -comp., sharpest -sup.], trenchant, witty [wittier -comp., wittiest -sup.], perceptive, acute, searing, stinging, heightened, high-pitched, penetrating, razor-sharp, keen-witted, pointy [pointier -comp., pointiest - sup.].
    Ex. Formal logic used to be a keen instrument in the hands of the teacher in his trying of students' souls.
    Ex. 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.
    Ex. However, both BTI and LCSH occasionally use headings of this kind, though one could argue strongly that these are out of place in direct entry methods, and they come in for trenchant criticism from Metcalfe.
    Ex. This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.
    Ex. In their profound and perceptive essay on professionalism, Mary Lee Bundy and Paul Wasserman write at some length on this extraordinary phenomenon, 'the essential timidity of responsibility for solving informational problems and providing unequivocal answers'.
    Ex. In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.
    Ex. His searing and rigorously logical analysis of the '1949 ALA Rules for Entry' is one of my favorite pieces of writing on cataloging.
    Ex. In a stinging rebuke to the American Library Association, Nat Hentoff has criticized the ALA for failing to take action to defend volunteer librarians in Cuba who are being subjected to a brutal crackdown.
    Ex. The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.
    Ex. The noise is a high-pitched whine or hiss the machine emits during operation.
    Ex. In this connection, Ohmes and Jones of the Florida State University Library have offered some rather penetrating insights regarding what they call 'The Other Half of Cataloging'.
    Ex. As mentioned in the first part, developing a razor-sharp memory is not going to occur overnight.
    Ex. She is famous for her series featuring homicide detective Peter Decker and his keen-witted, beautiful wife.
    Ex. So much so that my canines (or eye-teeth, they're the pointy ones) ended up growing over my incisors/first molars rather than between them.
    ----
    * acento agudo = acute.
    * de vista aguda = sharp-eyed.
    * dolor agudo = twinge.
    * Enfermedad + aguda = acute + Enfermedad, a bad case of + Enfermedad.
    * infección aguda = acute infection.
    * miastenia aguda = myasthenia gravis.
    * SARS (Síndrome Respiratorio Agudo y Grave) = SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome).
    * * *
    - da adjetivo
    1)
    a) <filo/punta> sharp
    b) < ángulo> acute
    2)
    a) <voz/sonido> high-pitched; < nota> high
    b) < dolor> ( duradero) intense, acute; ( momentáneo) sharp
    c) < crisis> severe
    d) <aumento/descenso> sharp
    3)
    a) ( perspicaz) < persona> quick-witted, sharp; < comentario> shrewd
    b) ( gracioso) <comentario/persona> witty
    c) <sentido/instinto> sharp
    4) < palabra> stressed on the last syllable; < acento> acute
    * * *
    = keen [keener -comp., keenest -sup.], sharp [sharper -comp., sharpest -sup.], trenchant, witty [wittier -comp., wittiest -sup.], perceptive, acute, searing, stinging, heightened, high-pitched, penetrating, razor-sharp, keen-witted, pointy [pointier -comp., pointiest - sup.].

    Ex: Formal logic used to be a keen instrument in the hands of the teacher in his trying of students' souls.

    Ex: 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.
    Ex: However, both BTI and LCSH occasionally use headings of this kind, though one could argue strongly that these are out of place in direct entry methods, and they come in for trenchant criticism from Metcalfe.
    Ex: This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.
    Ex: In their profound and perceptive essay on professionalism, Mary Lee Bundy and Paul Wasserman write at some length on this extraordinary phenomenon, 'the essential timidity of responsibility for solving informational problems and providing unequivocal answers'.
    Ex: In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.
    Ex: His searing and rigorously logical analysis of the '1949 ALA Rules for Entry' is one of my favorite pieces of writing on cataloging.
    Ex: In a stinging rebuke to the American Library Association, Nat Hentoff has criticized the ALA for failing to take action to defend volunteer librarians in Cuba who are being subjected to a brutal crackdown.
    Ex: The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.
    Ex: The noise is a high-pitched whine or hiss the machine emits during operation.
    Ex: In this connection, Ohmes and Jones of the Florida State University Library have offered some rather penetrating insights regarding what they call 'The Other Half of Cataloging'.
    Ex: As mentioned in the first part, developing a razor-sharp memory is not going to occur overnight.
    Ex: She is famous for her series featuring homicide detective Peter Decker and his keen-witted, beautiful wife.
    Ex: So much so that my canines (or eye-teeth, they're the pointy ones) ended up growing over my incisors/first molars rather than between them.
    * acento agudo = acute.
    * de vista aguda = sharp-eyed.
    * dolor agudo = twinge.
    * Enfermedad + aguda = acute + Enfermedad, a bad case of + Enfermedad.
    * infección aguda = acute infection.
    * miastenia aguda = myasthenia gravis.
    * SARS (Síndrome Respiratorio Agudo y Grave) = SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome).

    * * *
    agudo -da
    A
    1 ‹filo/punta› sharp
    2 ‹ángulo› acute
    B
    1 ‹voz› high-pitched; (irritante) shrill; ‹sonido› high-pitched; (irritante) piercing; ‹nota› high
    2 ‹dolor› (duradero) intense, acute; (momentáneo) sharp
    3 ‹crisis› severe
    4 ‹aumento/descenso› sharp
    un agudo descenso del índice de mortalidad a sharp fall in the death rate
    C
    1 (perspicaz) ‹persona› quick-witted, sharp; ‹observación/comentario› shrewd; ‹pregunta› shrewd, searching
    2 (gracioso) ‹comentario/persona› witty
    3 ‹vista› sharp; ‹oído› sharp, acute; ‹sentido/instinto› keen, sharp
    D
    1 ‹palabra› stressed on the last syllable
    2 ‹acento› acute
    * * *

     

    agudo
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    1
    a) ‹filo/punta› sharp

    b) ‹ ángulo› acute

    2
    a) ‹voz/sonido› high-pitched;

    ‹ nota› high
    b) ‹ dolor› ( duradero) intense, acute;

    ( momentáneo) sharp
    c) ‹ crisis› severe

    d) ‹aumento/descenso› sharp

    3

    ‹ comentario› shrewd
    b) ( gracioso) ‹comentario/persona› witty

    c) ‹sentido/instinto› sharp

    agudo,-a adjetivo
    1 (sensación, enfermedad) acute
    2 (tono de voz) high-pitched
    (sonido) treble, high
    3 (ingenioso) witty
    4 (oído, vista, olfato) sharp, keen
    ' agudo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aguda
    - fina
    - fino
    - ingeniosa
    - ingenioso
    - lista
    - listo
    - sagaz
    - estridente
    - ladino
    - pinchazo
    - pitido
    - quejido
    English:
    acute
    - crack
    - high
    - high-pitched
    - keen
    - piping
    - quick
    - quick-witted
    - raging
    - sharp
    - shrill
    - witty
    - yap
    * * *
    agudo, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [filo, punta] sharp
    2. [vista, olfato] keen
    3. [crisis, problema, enfermedad] serious, acute
    4. [dolor] intense;
    sentí un dolor agudo al mover el brazo I felt a sharp pain when I moved my arm
    5. [sonido, voz] high, high-pitched
    6. [perspicaz] [persona] sharp, shrewd;
    [ingenio] keen, sharp
    7. [ingenioso] witty;
    estás muy agudo you're on form o very witty today;
    Irónico
    ¡muy agudo! [cuando algo no es gracioso] very clever o funny!;
    [cuando algo es evidente] very observant!
    8. Gram [palabra] stressed on the last syllable
    9. Gram [tilde] acute
    ♦ nm
    agudos [sonidos] treble
    * * *
    adj
    1 acute
    2 ( afilado) sharp
    3 sonido high-pitched
    4 ( perspicaz) sharp
    :
    acento agudo acute accent
    * * *
    agudo, -da adj
    1) : acute, sharp
    2) : shrill, high-pitched
    3) perspicaz: clever, shrewd
    * * *
    agudo adj
    1. (en general) sharp
    2. (sonido, voz) high / high pitched
    3. (ángulo, dolor) acute
    4. (comentario) witty [comp. wittier; superl. wittiest]
    5. (sentido) keen
    "sofá" es una palabra aguda the accent is on the last syllable in "sofá"

    Spanish-English dictionary > agudo

  • 9 mordaz

    adj.
    1 caustic, biting.
    2 sarcastic, bitter, biting, bitterly severe.
    3 mordant, biting, sour, stinging.
    * * *
    1 mordant, sarcastic
    * * *
    adj.
    sarcastic, biting
    * * *
    ADJ [crítica, persona] sharp, scathing; [estilo] incisive; [humor] caustic
    * * *
    adjetivo <estilo/lenguaje> scathing, caustic; < crítica> sharp, scathing
    * * *
    = trenchant, scathing, searing, stinging, caustic, salty [saltier -comp., saltiest -sup.], pungent, sarcastic, blistering, spiky [spikier -comp., spikiest -sup.], vitriolic, waspish.
    Ex. However, both BTI and LCSH occasionally use headings of this kind, though one could argue strongly that these are out of place in direct entry methods, and they come in for trenchant criticism from Metcalfe.
    Ex. Fish is particularly scathing about reactionaries in the academic world who resort to a version of scaremongering about 'political correctness,' deconstruction, and other bogies.
    Ex. His searing and rigorously logical analysis of the '1949 ALA Rules for Entry' is one of my favorite pieces of writing on cataloging.
    Ex. In a stinging rebuke to the American Library Association, Nat Hentoff has criticized the ALA for failing to take action to defend volunteer librarians in Cuba who are being subjected to a brutal crackdown.
    Ex. While her characters are frequently intrinsic to theme and plot, her most caustic scenes deflate academic ambition and pretension.
    Ex. Serious questions which face us may often be better understood when a modicum of salty satire is applied.
    Ex. The studies reported here addressed the question of whether the pungent element in chilies, capsaicin, suppresses taste and flavor intensity.
    Ex. 'Listen!' he growled, in a tone so dry, sarcastic and acrid that not another word was needed to indicate that he was not about to be upstaged by a 24 year old.
    Ex. Lodge Kerrigan's 'Clean, Shaven' is a blistering piece of cinematic inventiveness and a young director's low-budget first feature.
    Ex. This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.
    Ex. This magazine had a particular interest in curious stories of libraries and bookmen, and was abundant in criticism both humorous and vitriolic.
    Ex. Harwood is excellent -- saucy and coquettish and really waspish in her subsequent vitriolic exchanges with the irate Marcello.
    ----
    * crítica mordaz = hatchet job.
    * de forma mordaz = pungently.
    * mordaz en sus comentarios = sharp of tongue.
    * * *
    adjetivo <estilo/lenguaje> scathing, caustic; < crítica> sharp, scathing
    * * *
    = trenchant, scathing, searing, stinging, caustic, salty [saltier -comp., saltiest -sup.], pungent, sarcastic, blistering, spiky [spikier -comp., spikiest -sup.], vitriolic, waspish.

    Ex: However, both BTI and LCSH occasionally use headings of this kind, though one could argue strongly that these are out of place in direct entry methods, and they come in for trenchant criticism from Metcalfe.

    Ex: Fish is particularly scathing about reactionaries in the academic world who resort to a version of scaremongering about 'political correctness,' deconstruction, and other bogies.
    Ex: His searing and rigorously logical analysis of the '1949 ALA Rules for Entry' is one of my favorite pieces of writing on cataloging.
    Ex: In a stinging rebuke to the American Library Association, Nat Hentoff has criticized the ALA for failing to take action to defend volunteer librarians in Cuba who are being subjected to a brutal crackdown.
    Ex: While her characters are frequently intrinsic to theme and plot, her most caustic scenes deflate academic ambition and pretension.
    Ex: Serious questions which face us may often be better understood when a modicum of salty satire is applied.
    Ex: The studies reported here addressed the question of whether the pungent element in chilies, capsaicin, suppresses taste and flavor intensity.
    Ex: 'Listen!' he growled, in a tone so dry, sarcastic and acrid that not another word was needed to indicate that he was not about to be upstaged by a 24 year old.
    Ex: Lodge Kerrigan's 'Clean, Shaven' is a blistering piece of cinematic inventiveness and a young director's low-budget first feature.
    Ex: This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.
    Ex: This magazine had a particular interest in curious stories of libraries and bookmen, and was abundant in criticism both humorous and vitriolic.
    Ex: Harwood is excellent -- saucy and coquettish and really waspish in her subsequent vitriolic exchanges with the irate Marcello.
    * crítica mordaz = hatchet job.
    * de forma mordaz = pungently.
    * mordaz en sus comentarios = sharp of tongue.

    * * *
    ‹estilo/lenguaje› scathing, caustic, incisive; ‹crítica› sharp, scathing
    * * *

    mordaz adjetivo ‹estilo/lenguaje› scathing, caustic;
    ‹ crítica› sharp, scathing
    mordaz adjetivo biting, scathing: me gusta leer sus mordaces comentarios acerca de los programas de la tele, I like reading his biting commentary on TV programmes
    ' mordaz' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    corrosiva
    - corrosivo
    - afilado
    English:
    abrasive
    - acid
    - barbed
    - biting
    - caustic
    - cutting
    - damning
    - denunciation
    - incisive
    - pointed
    - scathing
    - sharp
    - dry
    - dryness
    * * *
    mordaz adj
    caustic
    * * *
    adj biting, sharp
    * * *
    mordaz adj
    : caustic, scathing

    Spanish-English dictionary > mordaz

  • 10 penetrante

    adj.
    2 sharp, penetrating (sagaz).
    * * *
    1 penetrating
    * * *
    adj.
    sharp, acute
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [herida] deep
    2) [arma] sharp; [frío, viento] biting; [sonido] piercing; [vista] acute; [aroma] strong; [mirada] sharp, penetrating
    3) [genio, mente] keen, sharp; [ironía] biting
    * * *
    1)
    a) <mirada/voz> penetrating, piercing; < olor> pungent, penetrating; < sonido> piercing
    b) <viento/frío> bitter, biting
    2) <inteligencia/mente> sharp, incisive; <humor/ironía> sharp, cutting
    * * *
    = penetrating, sharp [sharper -comp., sharpest -sup.], trenchant, lancinating, piercing, pungent, high-pitched, penetrative, tangy [tangier - comp., tangiest -sup.], nippy [nippier -comp., nippiest -sup.].
    Ex. In this connection, Ohmes and Jones of the Florida State University Library have offered some rather penetrating insights regarding what they call 'The Other Half of Cataloging'.
    Ex. 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.
    Ex. However, both BTI and LCSH occasionally use headings of this kind, though one could argue strongly that these are out of place in direct entry methods, and they come in for trenchant criticism from Metcalfe.
    Ex. The personnel officer experienced an involuntary shiver as the lancinating reality of the board's decision sank in.
    Ex. She gave him one long piercing glance and started up the stairs toward the deputy director's office.
    Ex. The studies reported here addressed the question of whether the pungent element in chilies, capsaicin, suppresses taste and flavor intensity.
    Ex. The noise is a high-pitched whine or hiss the machine emits during operation.
    Ex. As the vacuum is further increased, the rays become more penetrative, and show the shadow of the bones in the hand.
    Ex. The most boring meal can be pepped up with spicy and tangy herbs.
    Ex. Blend cream cheese with prepared horseradish for a nippy taste.
    ----
    * de un modo penetrante = piercingly.
    * dolor penetrante = shooting stab of pain, shooting pain.
    * frío penetrante = biting cold, pinching cold.
    * olor fuerte y penetrante = tang.
    * sabor fuerte y penetrante = tang.
    * viento penetrante = biting wind.
    * * *
    1)
    a) <mirada/voz> penetrating, piercing; < olor> pungent, penetrating; < sonido> piercing
    b) <viento/frío> bitter, biting
    2) <inteligencia/mente> sharp, incisive; <humor/ironía> sharp, cutting
    * * *
    = penetrating, sharp [sharper -comp., sharpest -sup.], trenchant, lancinating, piercing, pungent, high-pitched, penetrative, tangy [tangier - comp., tangiest -sup.], nippy [nippier -comp., nippiest -sup.].

    Ex: In this connection, Ohmes and Jones of the Florida State University Library have offered some rather penetrating insights regarding what they call 'The Other Half of Cataloging'.

    Ex: 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.
    Ex: However, both BTI and LCSH occasionally use headings of this kind, though one could argue strongly that these are out of place in direct entry methods, and they come in for trenchant criticism from Metcalfe.
    Ex: The personnel officer experienced an involuntary shiver as the lancinating reality of the board's decision sank in.
    Ex: She gave him one long piercing glance and started up the stairs toward the deputy director's office.
    Ex: The studies reported here addressed the question of whether the pungent element in chilies, capsaicin, suppresses taste and flavor intensity.
    Ex: The noise is a high-pitched whine or hiss the machine emits during operation.
    Ex: As the vacuum is further increased, the rays become more penetrative, and show the shadow of the bones in the hand.
    Ex: The most boring meal can be pepped up with spicy and tangy herbs.
    Ex: Blend cream cheese with prepared horseradish for a nippy taste.
    * de un modo penetrante = piercingly.
    * dolor penetrante = shooting stab of pain, shooting pain.
    * frío penetrante = biting cold, pinching cold.
    * olor fuerte y penetrante = tang.
    * sabor fuerte y penetrante = tang.
    * viento penetrante = biting wind.

    * * *
    A
    1 ‹mirada/voz› penetrating, piercing
    2 ‹olor› pungent, penetrating; ‹sonido› piercing
    3 ‹viento/frío› bitter, biting
    B
    1 ‹inteligencia/mente› sharp, incisive
    2 ‹humor/ironía› sharp, cutting
    * * *

    penetrante adjetivo
    1
    a) ‹mirada/voz› penetrating, piercing;

    ‹ olor› pungent, penetrating;
    ‹ sonido› piercing
    b) ‹viento/frío› bitter, biting

    2 ‹inteligencia/mente/ironía› sharp
    penetrante adjetivo
    1 (mirada, voz) penetrating
    2 (dolor) piercing
    3 (olor) pungent
    4 (herida) deep
    5 (frío) bitter, biting
    6 (mente, observación) incisive, sharp, acute
    ' penetrante' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    refinada
    - refinado
    English:
    incisive
    - keen
    - keenly
    - penetrating
    - pervasive
    - piercing
    - searching
    - intent
    - obtrusive
    - tang
    * * *
    1. [intenso] [dolor] acute;
    [olor] sharp; [frío] biting; [mirada] penetrating; [voz, sonido] piercing
    2. [sagaz] sharp, penetrating
    * * *
    adj
    1 mirada penetrating
    2 sonido piercing
    3 frío bitter
    4 herida deep
    5 análisis incisive
    * * *
    1) : penetrating, piercing
    2) : sharp, acute
    3) : deep (of a wound)

    Spanish-English dictionary > penetrante

  • 11 pointiert

    [poε’ti:ət] Adj. pointed
    * * *
    poin|tiert [poε̃'tiːɐt]
    1. adj
    trenchant (form), pithy
    2. adv
    trenchantly (form), pithily

    pointiert antworten — to give a pithy or trenchant (form) answer

    * * *
    poin·tiert
    [poɛ̃ˈti:ɐt]
    adj (geh) pointed, trenchant
    * * *
    1.
    Adjektiv pointed < remark>
    2.
    adverbial pointedly
    * * *
    pointiert [poɛ̃ˈtiːɐt] adj pointed
    * * *
    1.
    Adjektiv pointed < remark>
    2.
    adverbial pointedly

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > pointiert

  • 12 percutant

    percutant, e [pεʀkytɑ̃, ɑ̃t]
    adjective
    [slogan, titre] snappy ; [réponse] trenchant ; [analyse] incisive ; [argument, discours, pensée, images] powerful
    * * *
    percutante pɛʀkytɑ̃, ɑ̃t adjectif
    1) fig [critique] hard-hitting; [style] trenchant; [démonstration] striking; [personne] forceful; [slogan] punchy (colloq)
    2) Musique [son] percussive
    * * *
    pɛʀkytɑ̃, ɑ̃t adj percutant, -e
    (style) forceful, (argument, effet) powerful, (article) hard-hitting
    * * *
    1 fig [critique, attaque] hard-hitting; [logique, style] trenchant; [portrait, démonstration] striking; [personne] forceful; [slogan] punchy○;
    2 Mus [son] percussive;
    3 Mil percussion ( épith).
    ( féminin percutante) [pɛrkytɑ̃, ɑ̃t] adjectif
    1. ARMEMENT percussion (modificateur)
    2. [argument, formule] powerful, striking

    Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > percutant

  • 13 релефен

    1. in relief
    релефна карта a relief map, an embossment map
    2. прен. incisive, trenchant, clear-cut, bold, vivid
    * * *
    релѐфен,
    прил., -на, -но, -ни 1. in relief; ( изработен с релеф) embossed, raised; (за шрифт) glyphic; (за стъклен предмет) cut-glass; \релефенна карта a relief map, an embossment map; \релефенно стъкло cut glass; \релефенно украшение embossment;
    2. прен. incisive, trenchant, clear-cut, bold, vivid.
    * * *
    in relief; anastatic; raised{`reizd}; relief
    * * *
    1. (изработен с релеф) embossed, raised 2. in relief 3. прен. incisive, trenchant, clear-cut, bold, vivid 4. релефна карта a relief map, an embossment map 5. релефно украшение em-bossment

    Български-английски речник > релефен

  • 14 рязък

    1. (за звук) harsh, strident, metallic
    рязък звук/шум jar, jangle
    2. (внезапен) sudden. unexpected, abrupt
    рязък завой a sharp turn
    рязък преход an abrupt transition
    рязка граница a sharp division
    рязка промяна на времето a sudden change in the weather
    3. (за очертания) sharp, sharply-outlined
    4. (груб, остър, обиден) sharp, blunt, harsh
    (язви-телен) caustic, trenchant, biting
    рязък отговор a tart rejoinder
    рязък отказ rebuff
    рязка критика severe/sharp/biting criticism
    * * *
    ря̀зък,
    прил., -ка, -ко, рѐзки 1. (за звук) harsh, strident, metallic; \рязъкък звук/шум jar, jangle;
    2. ( внезапен) sudden, unexpected, abrupt; (за движение) jerky; правя \рязъкко движение jerk; \рязъкка граница sharp division; \рязъкко повишение на цените sharp rise in prices; \рязъкък завой sharp turn; \рязъкък преход abrupt transition;
    3. (за очертания) sharp, sharply-outlined;
    4. ( груб, остър, обиден) sharp, blunt, harsh, snappy, snappish, curt, crabby; gruff, gruffish; ( язвителен) caustic, trenchant, biting; \рязъкък отказ rebuff.
    * * *
    harsh (за звук); strident (за звук); abrupt (внезапен): рязък movements - резки движения; sudden: a рязък change of the situation - рязка промяна на положението; acid; brief; brusque; crusty; jerky{`djx;ki}; metallic (за звук); blunt (груб); pithy; point-blank; rude{ru;d} (груб); slashing; stridulent
    * * *
    1. (внезапен) sudden. unexpected, abrupt 2. (груб, остър, обиден) sharp, blunt, harsh 3. (за движение) jerky 4. (за звук) harsh, strident, metallic 5. (за очертания) sharp, sharply-outlined 6. (язви-телен) caustic, trenchant, biting 7. РЯЗЪК завой a sharp turn 8. РЯЗЪК звук/шум jar, jangle 9. РЯЗЪК отговор a tart rejoinder 10. РЯЗЪК отказ rebuff 11. РЯЗЪК преход an abrupt transition 12. правя рязко движение jerk 13. рязка граница a sharp division 14. рязка критика severe/sharp/biting criticism 15. рязка промяна на времето a sudden change in the weather 16. рязко повишение на цените a sharp rise in prices 17. рязко понижение на температурата a sudden/sharp drop in temperature

    Български-английски речник > рязък

  • 15 язвителен

    caustic, biting, mordant, tart, trenchant, waspish, vitriolic, acrid, acrimonious
    язвителен отговор retort
    * * *
    язвѝтелен,
    прил., -на, -но, -ни caustic, biting, mordant, mordacious, tart, trenchant, truculent, waspish, stinging, corrosive, vitriolic, acrid, acrimonious, splenetic; \язвителенен отговор retort; \язвителенна забележка barb.
    * * *
    caustic: язвителен remarks - язвителни забележки; acrimonious ; cutting {kXtiN}; incisive ; mordant ; poignant ; stinging {stiNdjiN}; tart ; waspish ; retort -язвителен отговор
    * * *
    1. caustic, biting, mordant, tart, trenchant, waspish, vitriolic, acrid, acrimonious 2. ЯЗВИТЕЛЕН отговор retort

    Български-английски речник > язвителен

  • 16 режущий

    1) General subject: clipping, cutting, edged, edgy, incisive, rasping (о звуке), raspy
    3) Naval: abrasive
    5) Poetical language: trenchant
    6) Makarov: edging, trenchant (о зубах и т.п.)

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > режущий

  • 17 scharf

    (beißend) caustic; acrimonious; biting; pungent; acrid; tart;
    (bissig) fierce;
    (brüsk) stiff;
    (geladen) live;
    (scharfsinnig) trenchant; incisive; keen;
    (schneidend) cutting; edged; sharp;
    (sexuell erregt) randy (ugs.); horny (ugs.)
    * * *
    schạrf [ʃarf]
    1. adj comp - er
    ['ʃɛrfɐ] superl -ste(r, s) ['ʃɛrfstə]
    1) Messer, Kante, Kurve sharp; (= durchdringend) Wind keen, biting, cutting; Kälte biting; Luft raw, keen; Frost sharp, keen; Ton piercing, shrill

    das scharfe S (Aus inf) — the "scharfes s" (German symbol ß), ess-tset

    2) (= stark gewürzt) hot; Geruch, Geschmack pungent, acrid; Käse strong, sharp; Alkohol (= stark) strong; (= brennend) fiery; (= ätzend) Waschmittel, Lösung caustic

    scharfe Sachen (inf) — hard stuff (inf)

    3) (= hart, streng) Mittel, Maßnahmen tough, severe, drastic; (inf) Prüfung, Untersuchung strict, tough; Lehrer, Polizist tough; Bewachung close, tight; Hund fierce
    4) (= schonungslos, stark) Worte, Kritik sharp, biting, harsh; Widerstand, Konkurrenz fierce, tough; Gegner, Protest strong, fierce; Auseinandersetzung bitter, fierce

    eine scharfe Zunge haben — to have a sharp tongue, to be sharp-tongued

    jdn/etw in scharfer Form kritisieren — to criticize sb/sth in strong terms

    5) (= deutlich, klar, genau) sharp; Unterschied sharp, marked; Brille, Linse sharply focusing; Augen sharp, keen; Töne clear, precise; Verstand, Intelligenz, Gehör sharp, keen, acute; Beobachter keen
    6) (= heftig, schnell) Ritt, Trab hard

    ein scharfes Tempo fahren (inf) — to drive hell for leather (Brit) or like a bat out of hell (inf), to drive at quite a lick (Brit inf)

    7) (= echt) Munition etc, Schuss live
    8) (inf = geil) randy (Brit inf horny (inf)

    scharf werden — to get turned on (inf), to get randy (Brit inf) or horny (inf)

    auf jdn/etw scharf sein — to be keen on (inf) or hot for (inf) sb/sth, to fancy sb/sth (inf)

    der Kleine/Alte ist scharf wie Nachbars Lumpi or tausend Russen or sieben Sensen (dated) — he's a randy (Brit) or horny little/old bugger (inf)

    See:
    → auch scharfmachen
    2. adv comp -er,
    superl am -sten
    1)

    (= intensiv) scharf nach etw riechen — to smell strongly of sth

    scharf würzen — to season highly, to make hot (inf)

    2)

    (= schneidend) etw scharf schleifen — to sharpen or hone sth to a fine edge

    das "s" wird oft scharf ausgesprochen — "s" is often voiceless, "s" is often pronounced as an "s" and not a "z"

    3) (= heftig) attackieren, kritisieren sharply; ablehnen adamantly; protestieren emphatically
    4) (= konzentriert) zuhören closely

    jdn scharf ansehen — to give sb a scrutinizing look; (missbilligend) to look sharply at sb

    scharf nachdenken — to have a good or long think, to think long and hard

    5) (= präzise) analysieren carefully, in detail
    6)

    (= genau) etw scharf einstellen (Bild, Diaprojektor etc) — to bring sth into focus; Sender to tune sth in (properly)

    scharf eingestellt — in (sharp) focus, (properly) tuned in

    scharf sehen/hören — to have sharp eyes/ears

    7) (= schnell) fahren, marschieren fast
    8) (= abrupt) bremsen sharply, hard
    9)

    (= hart) scharf vorgehen/durchgreifen — to take decisive action

    10) (= streng) bewachen closely
    11)

    (= knapp) scharf kalkulieren — to reduce one's profit margin

    12) (= fein) hören, sehen clearly, well
    13) (MIL)

    in der Diskussion wurde ziemlich scharf geschossen (inf) — the discussion became rather heated, sparks flew in the discussion

    * * *
    2) ((of the senses) keen: acute hearing.) acute
    3) ((of food) having a sharp, burning taste: a hot curry.) hot
    4) (insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) cut
    6) keen
    7) (sharp: Her eyesight is as keen as ever.) keen
    8) ((of wind etc) very cold and biting.) keen
    9) ((of food) containing a lot of pepper: The soup is too peppery.) peppery
    10) (full of energy, and capable of becoming active: a live bomb) live
    12) ((of a taste or smell) sharp and strong.) pungent
    13) (unpleasantly stale and strong: a rank smell of tobacco.) rank
    14) severe
    15) (having a thin edge that can cut or a point that can pierce: a sharp knife.) sharp
    16) ((of changes in direction) sudden and quick: a sharp left turn.) sharp
    17) (alert: Dogs have sharp ears.) sharp
    18) (with an abrupt change of direction: Turn sharp left here.) sharp
    19) (in a sharp manner: a sharply-pointed piece of glass; The road turned sharply to the left; He rebuked her sharply.) sharply
    * * *
    <schärfer, schärfste>
    [ʃarf]
    I. adj
    1. (gut geschliffen) Messer, Klinge sharp, keen form
    \scharfe Krallen/Zähne sharp claws/teeth
    etw \scharf machen to sharpen sth
    etw \scharf schleifen to sharpen sth
    eine \scharfe Bügelfalte a sharp crease
    \scharfe Gesichtszüge sharp features
    eine \scharfe Kante a sharp edge
    eine \scharfe Kurve/Kehre a hairpin bend
    eine \scharfe Nase a sharp nose
    3. KOCHK (hochprozentig) strong; (sehr würzig) highly seasoned; (stark gewürzt) hot
    \scharfe Gewürze/ \scharfer Senf hot spices/mustard
    \scharfer Käse strong cheese
    einen S\scharfen trinken (fam) to knock back some of the hard stuff fam
    4. (ätzend) aggressive, caustic [or strong]
    \scharfe Dämpfe caustic vapours [or AM -ors]
    ein \scharfer Geruch a pungent odour [or AM -or]
    \scharfe Putzmittel aggressive detergents; s.a. Sache
    5. (schonungslos, heftig) harsh, severe, tough
    \scharfe Ablehnung fierce [or strong] opposition
    \scharfe Aufsicht/Bewachung/Kontrolle rigorous [or strict] supervision/surveillance/control
    \scharfe Auseinandersetzungen bitter altercations
    \scharfe dirigistische Eingriffe POL drastic state interference
    etw in schärfster Form verurteilen to condemn sth in the strongest possible terms
    ein \scharfer Gegner a fierce opponent
    \scharfe Konkurrenz fierce [or keen] competition
    \scharfe Maßnahmen ergreifen to take drastic [or harsh] measures
    ein \scharfer Polizist a tough policeman
    ein \scharfer Prüfer a strict examiner
    \scharfer Protest strong [or vigorous] protest
    ein \scharfes Urteil a harsh [or scathing] judgement
    6. (bissig) fierce, vicious pej
    \scharfe Kritik biting [or fierce] criticism
    ein \scharfer Verweis a strong reprimand
    \scharfer Widerstand fierce [or strong] resistance
    eine \scharfe Zunge haben to have a sharp tongue
    sehr \scharf gegen jdn werden to be very sharp with sb
    7. inv (echt) real
    eine \scharfe Bombe a live bomb
    mit \scharfen Patronen schießen to shoot live bullets
    \scharfe Schüsse abfeuern to shoot with live ammunition
    8. (konzentriert, präzise) careful, keen
    ein \scharfer Analytiker a careful [or thorough] analyst
    eine \scharfe Auffassungsgabe haben to have keen powers of observation
    ein \scharfes Auge für etw akk haben to have a keen eye for sth
    ein \scharfer Beobachter a keen [or perceptive] observer
    \scharfe Beobachtung astute [or keen] observation
    \scharfe Betrachtung careful [or thorough] examination
    \scharfer Blick close [or thorough] inspection
    \scharfe Intelligenz keen intelligence
    ein \scharfer Verstand a keen [or sharp] mind
    9. FOTO sharp
    ein gestochen \scharfes Foto an extremely sharp photo
    eine \scharfe Linse a strong [or powerful] lens
    \scharfe Umrisse sharp outlines
    10. (schneidend) biting
    \scharfer Frost sharp frost
    \scharfe Kälte biting [or fierce] cold
    \scharfes Licht glaring [or stabbing] light
    \scharfe Luft raw air
    eine \scharfe Stimme a sharp voice
    ein \scharfer Ton a shrill sound
    ein \scharfer Wind a biting wind
    11. (forciert) hard, fast
    in \scharfem Galopp reiten to ride at a furious gallop
    ein \scharfer Ritt a hard ride
    in \scharfem Tempo at a [fast and] furious pace
    12. (sl: fantastisch) great fam, fantastic fam, terrific
    ein \scharfes Auto a cool car
    [das ist] \scharf! [that is] cool!
    das ist das Schärfste! (sl) that [really] takes the biscuit [or AM cake]! fig
    13. FBALL (kraftvoll) fierce
    ein \scharfer Schuss a fierce shot
    14. (aggressiv) fierce
    ein \scharfer [Wach]hund a fierce [watch]dog
    15. (sl: aufreizend, geil) spicy fam, naughty fam, sexy fam
    ein \scharfes Mädchen a sexy girl
    \scharf auf jdn sein (fam) to have the hots for sb fam
    auf etw akk \scharf sein to [really] fancy sth fam, to be keen on sth
    II. adv
    \scharf gebügelte Hosen sharply ironed trousers [or pants
    ich esse/koche gerne \scharf I like eating/cooking spicy/hot food
    \scharf schmecken to taste hot
    etw \scharf würzen to highly season sth
    3. (heftig) sharply
    etw \scharf ablehnen to reject sth outright [or out of hand], to flatly reject sth
    etw \scharf angreifen [o attackieren] to attack sth sharply [or viciously]
    \scharf durchgreifen to take drastic action
    etw \scharf kritisieren to criticize sth sharply [or harshly] [or severely]
    gegen etw akk \scharf protestieren to protest strongly [or vigorously] against sth
    etw \scharf verurteilen to condemn sth strongly [or harshly]
    jdm \scharf widersprechen to vehemently contradict
    4. (konzentriert, präzise) carefully
    \scharf analysieren to analyze carefully [or painstakingly] [or thoroughly]
    \scharf aufpassen to take great [or extreme] care
    ein Problem \scharf beleuchten to get right to the heart of a problem
    \scharf beobachten to observe [or watch] carefully [or closely]
    \scharf hinsehen to look good and hard
    etw \scharf unter die Lupe nehmen to investigate sth carefully [or thoroughly], to take a careful [or close] look at sth
    \scharf nachdenken to think hard
    etw \scharf umreißen to define sth clearly [or sharply
    5. (streng) hard, closely
    etw \scharf bekämpfen to fight hard [or strongly] against sth
    jdn \scharf bewachen to keep a close guard on sb
    gegen etw akk \scharf durchgreifen [o vorgehen] to take drastic [or vigorous] action [or to take drastic steps] against sth
    6. (klar) sharply
    der Baum hebt sich \scharf vom Hintergrund ab the tree contrasts sharply to the background
    das Bild/den Sender \scharf einstellen to sharply focus the picture/tune in the station
    \scharf sehen to have keen [or sharp] eyes
    7. (abrupt) abruptly, sharply
    \scharf links/rechts abbiegen/einbiegen to take a sharp left/right, to turn sharp left/right
    Fleisch \scharf anbraten to sear meat
    \scharf bremsen to brake sharply, to slam on the brakes
    \scharf geladen sein to be loaded [with live ammunition]
    \scharf schießen to shoot [with live ammunition]
    9. (in forciertem Tempo) fast, like the wind [or devil]
    \scharf reiten to ride hard
    10. FBALL (kraftvoll) fiercely
    \scharf schießen to shoot fiercely
    * * *
    1.
    ; schärfer, schärfst... Adjektiv
    2) (stark gewürzt, brennend, stechend) hot; strong <drink, vinegar, etc.>; caustic < chemical>; pungent, acrid < smell>
    3) (durchdringend) shrill; (hell) harsh; biting <wind, air, etc.>; sharp < frost>
    4) (deutlich wahrnehmend) keen; sharp
    5) (deutlich hervortretend) sharp <contours, features, nose, photograph>
    6) (schonungslos) tough, fierce <resistance, competition, etc.>; sharp <criticism, remark, words, etc.>; strong, fierce <opponent, protest, etc.>; severe, harsh <sentence, law, measure, etc.>; fierce < dog>
    7) (schnell) fast; hard <ride, gallop, etc.>
    8) (explosiv) live; (Ballspiele) powerful < shot>
    9)

    das scharfe S — (bes. österr.) the German letter ‘ß’

    10) (ugs.): (geil) sexy <girl, clothes, pictures, etc.>; randy <fellow, thoughts, etc.>
    11)

    scharf auf jemanden/etwas sein — (ugs.) really fancy somebody (coll.) /be really keen on something

    2.
    1)

    scharf würzen/abschmecken — season/flavour highly

    2) (durchdringend) shrilly; (hell) harshly; (kalt) bitingly
    3) (deutlich wahrnehmend) <listen, watch, etc.> closely, intently; <think, consider, etc.> hard
    5) (schonungslos) <attack, criticize, etc.> sharply, strongly; <contradict, oppose, etc.> strongly, fiercely; <watch, observe, etc.> closely
    6) (schnell) fast

    scharf bremsen — brake hard or sharply

    7)
    * * *
    scharf; schärfer, am schärfsten
    A. adj
    1. Messer etc: sharp (auch fig);
    scharfe Zunge sharp tongue
    2. Essen: hot, spicy, highly seasoned; Essig, Senf, Käse: strong; Geruch: acrid, pungent; Säure: caustic; Paprika, Pfeffer: hot; Alkohol: strong; (brennend) sharp; Waschmittel: aggressive;
    scharfe Saucen picante sauces;
    scharfe Sachen umg the hard stuff sg;
    das ist vielleicht ein scharfes Zeug umg it really burns your throat
    3. Sinnesorgan etc: sharp;
    scharfes Auge, scharfer Blick sharp ( oder keen) eye(s), keen eyesight;
    ein scharfes Auge haben für have a keen ( oder good) eye for;
    scharfes Gehör sharp ears, keen sense of hearing;
    scharfer Beobachter/Denker keen observer/thinker;
    scharfer Verstand keen ( oder incisive) mind
    4. Kritik, Zurechtweisung etc: harsh, severe; (heftig) hard;
    scharfer Kritiker severe critic;
    scharfer Protest fierce ( oder sharp oder vehement) protest;
    schärfsten Protest einlegen protest vehemently;
    scharfer Widerstand severe ( oder stiff) opposition;
    in scharfem Ton in a sharp tone
    5. (durchdringend) Ton: piercing, shrill;
    scharfer Wind biting ( oder cutting) wind;
    die Luft ist scharf there’s a nip ( oder bite) in the air
    6. (hart, stark) Gegensatz: stark;
    ein scharfer Gegner von … a sworn enemy of …;
    scharfer Kampf hard fight;
    scharfe Konkurrenz stiff competition;
    scharfe Maßnahmen strict ( oder stringent) measures;
    eine scharfe Satire über … a pungent satire on …;
    scharfe Bestrafung severe punishment;
    ein scharfer Hund an attack dog (trained to attack intruders etc); umg, fig hard taskmaster;
    sie ist eine scharfe Prüferin umg she’s a demanding ( oder tough) examiner
    7. (deutlich) sharp, clear;
    scharfe Umrisse clear ( oder sharp) outlines;
    scharfe Gesichtszüge sharp ( oder clear-cut) features;
    das Bild ist nicht ganz scharf the picture isn’t quite sharp ( oder is slightly blurred);
    eine schärfere Brille brauchen need stronger spectacles; → auch gestochen
    8. (jäh, abrupt) abrupt, sharp;
    scharfe Kurve sharp bend;
    scharfe Kurven umg, fig a sensational figure sg
    9. (schnell) fast;
    scharfer Ritt hard ride;
    scharfes Tempo fast ( oder sharp) pace;
    scharfer Schuss SPORT powerful shot
    10. umg (versessen)
    auf jemanden/etwas scharf sein be keen on (US eager about) sb/sth; stärker: be wild about sb/sth;
    ganz scharf darauf sein zu (+inf) umg be dead keen on (US wild about) (+ger), be dead keen to (US dying to) (+inf)
    11. umg (geil) besonders Br randy, horny sl;
    scharf wie Nachbars Lumpi as randy (US horny) as a dog on (US in) heat;
    scharfer Film/scharfes Buch/scharfe Wäsche sexy film/book/underwear
    12. umg (toll) great, cool;
    scharfe Klamotten/scharfes Auto auch snazzy clothes/car;
    das ist ja scharf that’s really (US real) cool
    13. LING:
    ein scharfes „S“ a German ß character
    14. Munition: live;
    mit scharfer Munition schießen shoot ( oder fire) live bullets
    B. adv
    1. sharply etc;
    scharf sehen/hören have sharp eyes/ears;
    scharf geschnitten Profil etc: clear-cut;
    scharf anbraten (fry to) seal;
    scharf bewachen keep a close guard (fig watch, eye) on;
    scharf aufpassen pay close attention, keep close watch;
    scharf ins Auge fassen fix sb with one’s eyes; fig take a close look at sb (oder sth);
    jemanden scharf anfassen müssen have to be very strict with sb;
    scharf durchgreifen take tough action (
    bei against);
    scharf ablehnen flatly reject;
    scharf verurteilen/kritisieren severely condemn/criticize;
    scharf formuliert sharply ( oder strongly)worded;
    scharf nachdenken think hard, have a good think;
    denkt mal scharf nach umg put your thinking caps on (for a minute);
    scharf schießen shoot with live ammunition;
    in der Diskussion wurde scharf geschossen fig there were some sharp exchanges during the discussion
    2.
    scharf würzen season with hot spices;
    zu scharf gewürzt too highly seasoned;
    gerne scharf essen like highly seasoned ( oder very spicy) food
    3. (genau) sharply, accurately;
    scharf einstellen FOTO focus (accurately);
    schärfer stellen Bild: make sharper; Radio: tune in better ( oder more accurately);
    mit dieser Brille sehe ich nicht scharf I can’t see clearly with these spectacles (US glasses);
    scharf blickend sharp-sighted; fig perspicacious;
    scharf umrissen sharply defined; fig clear-cut
    scharf bremsen brake hard, slam on the brakes;
    scharf anfahren make a racing start;
    ein unheimlich scharf geschossener Ball an incredibly powerful shot
    5.
    scharf nach rechts/links gehen turn sharp right/left;
    scharf rechts/links fahren dicht am Straßenrand: keep well in to the right/left, hug the right-hand/left-hand kerb (US curb); unkontrolliert: swerve ( oder veer) to the right/left; (abbiegen) turn sharp right/left;
    scharf auf ein Auto auffahren drive right up to a car’s rear bumper, besonders US tailgate a car; → schärfen
    * * *
    1.
    ; schärfer, schärfst... Adjektiv
    2) (stark gewürzt, brennend, stechend) hot; strong <drink, vinegar, etc.>; caustic < chemical>; pungent, acrid < smell>
    3) (durchdringend) shrill; (hell) harsh; biting <wind, air, etc.>; sharp < frost>
    4) (deutlich wahrnehmend) keen; sharp
    5) (deutlich hervortretend) sharp <contours, features, nose, photograph>
    6) (schonungslos) tough, fierce <resistance, competition, etc.>; sharp <criticism, remark, words, etc.>; strong, fierce <opponent, protest, etc.>; severe, harsh <sentence, law, measure, etc.>; fierce < dog>
    7) (schnell) fast; hard <ride, gallop, etc.>
    8) (explosiv) live; (Ballspiele) powerful < shot>
    9)

    das scharfe S — (bes. österr.) the German letter ‘ß’

    10) (ugs.): (geil) sexy <girl, clothes, pictures, etc.>; randy <fellow, thoughts, etc.>
    11)

    scharf auf jemanden/etwas sein — (ugs.) really fancy somebody (coll.) /be really keen on something

    2.
    1)

    scharf würzen/abschmecken — season/flavour highly

    2) (durchdringend) shrilly; (hell) harshly; (kalt) bitingly
    3) (deutlich wahrnehmend) <listen, watch, etc.> closely, intently; <think, consider, etc.> hard
    5) (schonungslos) <attack, criticize, etc.> sharply, strongly; <contradict, oppose, etc.> strongly, fiercely; <watch, observe, etc.> closely
    6) (schnell) fast

    scharf bremsen — brake hard or sharply

    7)
    * * *
    adj.
    acrid adj.
    acute adj.
    caustic adj.
    edged adj.
    hot adj.
    keen adj.
    poignant adj.
    pungent adj.
    sharp adj.
    strident adj.
    subtle adj.
    tangy adj.
    trenchant adj.
    twangy adj. adv.
    acridly adv.
    keenly adv.
    poignantly adv.
    pungently adv.
    sharply adv.
    stridently adv.
    trenchantly adv.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > scharf

  • 18 incisivo1

    1 = trenchant, stinging, razor-sharp, waspish.
    Ex. However, both BTI and LCSH occasionally use headings of this kind, though one could argue strongly that these are out of place in direct entry methods, and they come in for trenchant criticism from Metcalfe.
    Ex. In a stinging rebuke to the American Library Association, Nat Hentoff has criticized the ALA for failing to take action to defend volunteer librarians in Cuba who are being subjected to a brutal crackdown.
    Ex. I've always wondered how samurai sword makers made their swords razor-sharp.
    Ex. Harwood is excellent -- saucy and coquettish and really waspish in her subsequent vitriolic exchanges with the irate Marcello.

    Spanish-English dictionary > incisivo1

  • 19 puritano

    adj.
    puritan, puritanical, straight-laced, prudish.
    m.
    puritan, prude, bluenose.
    * * *
    1 puritan, puritanic
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 puritan
    * * *
    puritano, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (Rel) Puritan
    2) [actitud tradición] puritanical, puritan
    2. SM / F
    1) (Rel) Puritan
    2) (fig) puritan
    * * *
    I
    - na adjetivo (Relig) Puritanical, Puritan (before n); ( mojigato) puritanical
    II
    - na masculino, femenino (Relig) Puritan; ( mojigato) puritan
    * * *
    = puritan, prude, prudish, straitlaced [strait-laced].
    Ex. This is the 'reference librarian as puritan' syndrome, to use William A Katz's trenchant phrase.
    Ex. For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.
    Ex. In his outward appearance Hitler showed himself as a prudish & ascetic person, overly concerned with personal cleanliness.
    Ex. Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed.
    * * *
    I
    - na adjetivo (Relig) Puritanical, Puritan (before n); ( mojigato) puritanical
    II
    - na masculino, femenino (Relig) Puritan; ( mojigato) puritan
    * * *
    = puritan, prude, prudish, straitlaced [strait-laced].

    Ex: This is the 'reference librarian as puritan' syndrome, to use William A Katz's trenchant phrase.

    Ex: For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.
    Ex: In his outward appearance Hitler showed himself as a prudish & ascetic person, overly concerned with personal cleanliness.
    Ex: Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed.

    * * *
    puritano1 -na
    1 ( Relig) Puritanical, Puritan ( before n)
    2 (mojigato) puritanical
    puritano2 -na
    masculine, feminine
    1 ( Relig) Puritan
    2 (mojigato) puritan
    * * *

    puritano
    ◊ -na adjetivo (Relig) Puritanical, Puritan ( before n);


    ( mojigato) puritanical
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (Relig) Puritan;
    ( mojigato) puritan
    puritano,-a
    I adjetivo puritanical
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 puritan
    2 Rel Puritan
    ' puritano' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    puritana
    English:
    puritan
    - puritanical
    - strait
    * * *
    puritano, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. Rel puritan
    2. [mojigato] puritanical
    ♦ nm,f
    1. Rel puritan
    2. [mojigato] puritan
    * * *
    I adj puritanical
    II m, puritana f puritan
    * * *
    puritano, -na adj
    : puritanical, puritan
    puritano, -na n
    1) : Puritan
    2) : puritan

    Spanish-English dictionary > puritano

  • 20 ser objeto de crítica

    (v.) = attract + criticism, come in + for criticism, be under criticism, be subjected to + criticism, be (the) subject of/to criticism, take + heat
    Ex. Some of the features of KWIC indexes that have attracted criticism may be rectified moderately easily.
    Ex. However, both BTI and LCSH occasionally use headings of this kind, though one could argue strongly that these are out of place in direct entry methods, and they come in for trenchant criticism from Metcalfe.
    Ex. The article 'Record management professionals: suffering from self-inflicted wounds' discusses how since its creation in 1975 the Institute of Certified Records Managers has been under constant criticism.
    Ex. Over the years, the AACR has been subjected to criticism for provisions that sanction the use of form subdivisions in headings for certain legal and religious publications.
    Ex. Both indexes were subject to considerable criticism but it was not found possible to allocate blame to the computer program.
    Ex. In general, librarians commented that 'the smaller the town, the more heat the library takes about weeding'.
    * * *
    (v.) = attract + criticism, come in + for criticism, be under criticism, be subjected to + criticism, be (the) subject of/to criticism, take + heat

    Ex: Some of the features of KWIC indexes that have attracted criticism may be rectified moderately easily.

    Ex: However, both BTI and LCSH occasionally use headings of this kind, though one could argue strongly that these are out of place in direct entry methods, and they come in for trenchant criticism from Metcalfe.
    Ex: The article 'Record management professionals: suffering from self-inflicted wounds' discusses how since its creation in 1975 the Institute of Certified Records Managers has been under constant criticism.
    Ex: Over the years, the AACR has been subjected to criticism for provisions that sanction the use of form subdivisions in headings for certain legal and religious publications.
    Ex: Both indexes were subject to considerable criticism but it was not found possible to allocate blame to the computer program.
    Ex: In general, librarians commented that 'the smaller the town, the more heat the library takes about weeding'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ser objeto de crítica

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